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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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IRON

Chemical ID
IRON
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage
PTD=100 mg/day
RDA=6-30 mg/day
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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antiakathisic Martindale's 29th
Antianemic Martindale's 29th
Anticanker *
Anticheilitic Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimenorrhagic 100 mg/day/wmn/orl Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Prooxidant *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Broussonetia papyrifera Fruit 560.0 1.7 *
Bupleurum chinense Root 2.8 25.0 -0.4 *
Byrsonima crassifolia Fruit 6.0 118.0 -0.1 *
Cajanus cajan Fruit 17.0 56.0 -0.3 *
Cajanus cajan Seed 13.0 62.0 -0.4 *
Calathea macrosepala Flower 10.0 130.0 -0.2 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Camellia sinensis Leaf 189.0 1500.0 2.9 *
Canavalia ensiformis Fruit 12.0 175.0 0.2 *
Canavalia ensiformis Seed 12.0 97.0 -0.2 *
Canna indica Root 14.0 42.0 -0.4 *
Cannabis sativa Seed 120.0 139.0 -0.1 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Capparis spinosa Leaf 720.0 0.9 Wealth of India.
Capsella bursa-pastoris Plant 48.0 407.0 -0.3 *
Capsicum annuum Fruit 4.0 14.0 -0.5 *
Capsicum frutescens Fruit 7.0 135.0 0.0 *
Carica papaya Fruit 0.4 3.0 -0.5 *
Carica papaya Leaf 8.0 38.0 -0.8 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Carica pentagona Fruit 4.0 60.0 -0.3 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
Carthamus tinctorius Flower 1.0 8.0 -1.1 *
Carthamus tinctorius Seed 97.0 102.0 -0.2 *